Psychologist / Specialist Psychologist

Description:

Psychologist/ Specialist Psychologist
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Location – Junee Correctional Centre
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Employment type – 5 X Ongoing Opportunities Available
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Grade/Salary range $76,531 - $134,446 pa plus employer's contribution to superannuation, annual leave loading and environmental allowance.
Your role
As a psychologist, you will be providing direct psychological assessment and intervention to offenders within a custodial environment as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will also provide expert consultation to staff and statutory authorities on the management of those in custody, ensuring evidence-based and ethical practices are consistently applied.
For those who are entertaining the idea of a relocation. Junee is located in a beautiful pocket of NSW’s Riverina region, just a short drive from Wagga Wagga, Junee is full of surprises. The town revolves around its delectable Licorice and Chocolate Factory. But as a stop on the major Melbourne-Sydney railway line, this pretty country town is also home to a fascinating railway museum. And then there’s the haunted house and heritage streetscapes..
What you’ll do
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Deliver psychological assessments and interventions to individuals in custody.
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Provide expert consultation to staff regarding offender mental health and risk management (including sexual and violent offender assessment).
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Assist in the formulation of behaviour management plans and case plans for those in custody, as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
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Maintain accurate and compliant documentation on the Offender Integrated. Management System (OIMS) and psychology files for all individuals receiving psychological services.
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May prepare reports and provide consultation to statutory authorities, including the State Parole Authority, Serious Offenders Review Council, and Mental Health Review Tribunal.
What we’re looking for
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A motivated psychologist to provide an ethical and effective psychology service in a dynamic environment for psychologists who are charged with management of challenging clients and in the context of limited or scarce professional resources.
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Demonstrated expertise in assessment and treatment in correctional psychology including mental health issues, cognitive impairment, and with respect to behaviour management.
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Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary correctional principles related to psychological assessments and interventions, including criminogenic risk assessment
Essential requirements
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Minimum four-year accredited qualification in psychology with current provisional or full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.
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Current driver’s license and willingness to travel throughout NSW.
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Appointment as a Specialist Psychologist
Applicants seeking appointment as a Specialist Psychologist, in addition to the key knowledge, experience and essential requirements, must demonstrate the additional characteristics as defined in the Crown employees psychologists award. Please download the details.
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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.
What We Offer
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Annual Leave: 5 weeks of annual leave for those in remote locations (specifically Junee).
• Environmental Allowance: Psychologists in base-grade roles receive an environmental allowance.
• Professional Supervision & Development: We provide highly skilled internal professional supervision and various internal professional development opportunities, such as:
• Annual psychology conference
• Risk (reoffending) assessment training
• CPD-compliant training
• Varied & Clinically Engaging Work: Psychologists in our team experience a diverse range of clinically interesting work, contributing to their ongoing professional growth.
• Expertise & Collaboration: CSNSW boasts a wealth of expertise, offering psychologists the opportunity to collaborate with highly skilled colleagues and leverage organisational knowledge.
• Supportive & Inclusive Environment: Our team operates in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment, ensuring a supportive and dynamic work culture.
• Work Flexibility: We offer stable and flexible work arrangements, including full time, permanent, part-time or job share opportunities.
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We do work that really matters
Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) delivers professional correctional services and programs to reduce reoffending and create safer communities. We house remand and sentenced inmates in correctional centres and supervise offenders serving orders in the community.
CSNSW provides reports and advice to courts and releasing/parole authorities and assesses offenders in the community and in custody for relevant interventions to reduce their risks of reoffending. CSNSW works in partnership with other government and non-government justice and human services agencies to support victims, facilitate restorative justice and promote reintegration.
Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!
Are you ready to join us? Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).
Applications close: Thursday, 27th February 2025 at 11:59pm AEST.
Got a question?
For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Kieren Shea via email: Kieren.Shea@dcj.nsw.gov.au.
If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please contact Talent Acquisition, Pologa Mase on 0467 051 326 or via email Pologa.Mase@dcj.nsw.gov.au
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Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit
We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups. To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.
Other Information
A talent pool will be established exclusively for future ongoing and temporary roles at Junee and will remain active for up to 18 months.
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CSNSW provides reports and advice to courts and releasing/parole authorities and assesses offenders in the community and in custody for relevant interventions to reduce their risks of reoffending. CSNSW works in partnership with other government and non-government justice and human services agencies to support victims, facilitate restorative justice and promote reintegration.
Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) delivers professional correctional services and programs to reduce reoffending and create safer communities. We house remand and sentenced inmates in correctional centres and supervise offenders serving orders in the community.
• Annual Leave: 5 weeks of annual leave for those in remote locations (specifically Junee).
• Environmental Allowance: Psychologists in base-grade roles receive an environmental allowance.
• Professional Supervision & Development: We provide highly skilled internal professional supervision and various internal professional development opportunities, such as:
• Annual psychology conference
• Risk (reoffending) assessment training
• CPD-compliant training.
• Varied & Clinically Engaging Work: Psychologists in our team experience a diverse range of clinically interesting work, contributing to their ongoing professional growth.
• Expertise & Collaboration: CSNSW boasts a wealth of expertise, offering psychologists the opportunity to collaborate with highly skilled colleagues and leverage organisational knowledge.
• Supportive & Inclusive Environment: Our team operates in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment, ensuring a supportive and dynamic work culture.
• Work Flexibility: We offer stable and flexible work arrangements, including full time, permanent, part-time or job share opportunities.